Cape Verde Jagacida (Portuguese Rice)

This Cape Verde side called Jagacida is simply known as “Jag”. There are many versions of this dish so you can get as creative as you would like. Depending on how many things you add, it could easily work as a nice lunch as well.

Jag -Portuguese beans and rice This is another regular at my house. Kids love this! When my husband brought this to work all of his college aged interns wanted the recipe and now they still bring it to work. 4 -5 cups water 2 -2 1/2 cups white rice 2 large bay leaves 2 package linguica sausage 1 tablespoon tomato paste (I've used ketchup in a pinch) 1 large can of red kidney beans 40.5 oz drained 1 tablespoon garlic, minced (I've used powdered) Directions Fry…